Describe the nutritional requirements during pregnancy & lactation.
Canada Food Guide (Potter and Perry)
b. Calories & nutrients during
d. Folic acid during pregnancy
. Identify nutritional risk factors during pregnancy
Discuss nutrition education during pregnancy.
b. Prevention of foodborne illness
Describe the nutritional requirements during infancy.
Calories & nutrients during infancy
Describe the benefits of breastfeeding
b. Benefits for the infant
Benefits for Families and
Describe factors that commonly influence a woman’s decision to
breastfeed or bottle feed.
anti-infective/anti allergenic effect on baby
Describe current recommendations for infant feeding.
Promotion of breastfeeding
i.
“Baby Friendly” Initiative
ii.
- Ten steps to successful breastfeeding: Guidelines from the WHO &
Describe the nursing care to assist a woman to breast or bottle feed.
Box 27-2 Guidelines for Breastfeeding Support
b. Bottlefeeding: - feeding
techniques - breast care for non-lactating women - infant formulas -
Evaluate knowledge of: -
community facilities - CLSC - La Lêche - breast feeding consultant
Describe how solids are introduced during infancy.
Growth & developmental milestones
b. Physical readiness to solids
Physiological readiness to solids